Shannon News TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1926.

Shannon News, 16 March 1926, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1926.

On this page 'Howard Andrew, Ltd., have something to- interest the men in reference to holiday outfit for Easter. Mr S. Finlay, owing to ill-health, / has tendered Ihis resignation to. the Borough Council as sanitary contractor. Applications are invited in this issue for the position. The Shannon Choral Society’s an-, nual meeting will be held this evening at 7.30 ini the Parish Hall. A full attendance of members and intending members is requested. In reference to a Christchurch telegram regarding a meeting of Distributors Ltd., at Dunedin next week to . review prices, it is stated here that no such meeting is intended. Football enthusiasts are reminded, that the .Shannon Football Club’s annual meeting of members, intending members and supporters will take place in the Council Chambers, on Thursday eventing next at 7.30 p.m. Important business will be transacted and a full attendance is requested. Last evening, at the Pohutu Pah, Moutoa, Mi’ W. Murdoch was tendered a farewell by the natives of the district. He was also'the recipient of a presentation as a token of their appreciation of the services he has. rendered them on different occasions.

At a meeting of the committee of the Plunket Society last evening, Saturday, March S7th, was decided upon as idle date for the closing of the Baby Carnival. All competitions, etc., to close at 5 p.m. on that date when the respective secretaries, will hand over their money to the secretary of the Society. At 7.30 p.m. at the Druids Hall the result will be announced and the crowning ceremony wiil follow. Children will be ‘ admitted free. The function will conclude with, a dance.

As several of the .public are not clear as to what object the proceeds from the Baby Carnival which is being conducted by the 'Plunket Society are to be devoted, we have been asked to state that the money raised is to pay the Nurse’s salary, and to place the local branch of the Society on a sound financial working basis. . The comlttee hope toy their present effort to raise sufficient money so that it will not toe necessary for /them, to appeal to the public for funds for at least twelve months. As the cause is a worthy one it is hoped the public will liberally assist the committee in their effort.

A motor accident, which might have had serious consequences, occurred at the foot of Crowther’s cutting on the East Road on Saturday. Mr W. Baird, accompanied toy two friends, was motoring from the direction of Mangaore and while r onto ding the turn at-the foot of the hill one of the balloon tyres came off causing the car to leave the road and capsize over the bank, pinning Mr Baird beneath, the other occupants being thrown clear. The two men at once set to work to release Mr Baird from his perilous position, hut were unsuccessful and it was not until half an hour later with the assistance of some passing motorists' that he was got from, beneath the car, having been held down toy the steering wheel resting on his chest. Fortunately beyond a bad bruising, the unfortunate driver was found not to be seriously injured. The car was badly damaged, all the top portion being wrecked and the chassis twisted.

Cable advice has been received 'that the Indian Army hockey team will arrive, in New Zealand on May 11th, a week earlier than arranged previous ly ; This involves an alteration of the itinerary, The Homan Catholic Church authorities of Waxiganui have purchased portion of a large estate at Aramoho for the erection of an up-to-date college. Quite the latest with the Wanganui flapper is a safety blade in a silver holder attached to a nice ribbon and hung on the front of the bodice (says the Herald). In addition to being used for sharpening pencils or pealing apples, it is also handy for applying to the back of the neck to remove superfluous hairs. For some time past the Manawatu County Council has been considerably perturbed at the practice of motorists depositing empty benzine tins on the roadsides. The discovery of offenders naturally proves difficult, but at Wednesday’s meeting of the council the traffic inspector reported that he had laid an information against one alleged offender. This will be the first case of tlie kind brought by the County Council. In l'espcct of motorists who approached railway crossings carelessly, thirty odd prosecutions have been heard at the Wanganui Police Court within the past month or so. Tn some cases the cars concerned actually hit the trains, but only in one case did the Government rolling stock suffer injury. In that solitary instance the lightest‘car of all inflicted damage to an engine.

The Pahiatua County Council refuses to pay its quota of £l7O, fixed some time ago, to the Wellington Committee for the' Wairarapa Court at the Dunedin Exhibition, on the ground that Pahiatua is not represented in the exhibits. It is alleged that the committee has not carried out its promise to' arrange good' district illustrations and publicity. There have been several complaints from visitors of poor Wairarapa representation at the exhibition and that Pahiatua ;is not in the picture.

Motorists on%ur during Easter will be pleased to learn that the Wanganui Automobile Association have established another camp site, in addition to the Aramoho Park and Okehu camp slips. The new; one is at the Bulls Domain, about 400 yards from the main ' road, being surrounded by beautiful trees and bush.. There are tennis courts, a children’s playground, fireplaces, water and all conveniences. Even if the' motorist does not wish to camp, the spot is well worth a visit. .

The ferocity of the mosquitos hi the Hamilton district must -be something out; of the ordinary for a resident of Auckland while staying in ’ that district was so severely; bitten -tilat he is at present confined to the limits of his lodgings at Wisteria 1 odge being unable to get his hoots on. The sympathy of his fellow lodgers is in no way extended to the unfortunate sufferer for he was recently compelled'to make a journey to the chemists in his stocking feet. In the Wanganui city nursery there are two rows of young trees which can he more aptly described as freaks The seed was obtained by Mr Tucker from a inacrocanpa tree in one of the city reserves and planted alongside a, row of Japonica, In the majority of instances a cross between a , macrocarpa and a japonica has resulted, with an occasional macx’ocarpa showing up in the rows true to fype.’ On a fence along the main road near Mangaweka are draped the corpses of twq or three dozen hawks, slain by a grazier who wages determined war on these birds. In the Wanganui district hawks are plentiful, but they prey on lambs and cast sheep, and are cordially detested by' the men on the land, one dead hawk ■being appreciated more than 50 dead rabbits. ;

While excavating a section in Stafford street, Feilding, adjacent to the Gourthouse, in connection with road formation, the Borough employees came- upon evidences of a buried sawmill, about 6 :feet 'under the ground. Traces of the old saw bench, with portions of the timber and sections of belting were found. Those, no doubt, belong to the original mill, established when Feilding was first settled over 50 years ago. Soane of the. timber was in a good state 1 of preservation.

Jlatana lias been on a visit to Hastings, and he is reported to have el' ■footed several good cures. A woman who had been blind for 10 years is stated to have been made to see. T.vvo cases were brought from the hospital --one a hoy who was not expected to live more than a few* days. After an earnest prayer iand an appeal by 11atana that the young life should he spared, the boy got up from his sick bed, and before many hours was restored to normal health. Another case was an infantile paralysis one, where ■a complete cure took, place. The patient before being brought before Katana was a complete cripple and was unable to walk. ’ The next important cure was that of a Maori woman who had not heen able to sleep for months owing to a nervous trouble. The evening after the healing she enjoyed perfect rest, and next morning was about fresh and vigorous.

“Some of you think that you are paying a lot for hospital treatment,” said Dr. Mac-Eachern, in the course of his address on hospitals at Trinity Church, Dunedin. “But you don’t,” he added. “You don’t pay as much as you are charged at an hotel—l know, because I received my bill today. They gave me nice board, blit they didn’t provide me with' a nurse ana a house-surgeon, such as I would have at one of your hospitals.’’ At a recent sale in southern Taranaki two Stratford fanners purchased between them a line of sheep, which were driven to their new homes in the vicinity of Stratford. Almost at once odd members of the flocks commenced to die and comparing notes (say.§ Thursday's Eltfiam Argus) the tally of mortality was found to be seven sheep on one farm and 6ix on the other. The perturbed farmers at once called in the local stock inspector, \Vho diagnosed the complaint as that disease of the liver which attacks sheep when hard fed off a paddock infested by ragwort.